Do you say the second T in Toronto?
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Do you say the second T in Toronto?
Living in the city of Toronto, you find yourself walking the walk and talking the talk whether you grew up here or moved into the 6ix. When it comes to sayings and names, there’s one thing everyone can agree on — you don’t pronounce the second “T” when saying “Toronto”.
Why is t silent in Toronto?
This “T” is not intended to be silent. Pronounced correctly, our city’s name sounds so rich and elegant but, when the second T is left out, it sounds slangy, common and cheap.
Do Canadians pronounce T’s?
Canadians don’t seem to like the sound ‘t’. (There’s a joke about it: “Canadians don’t like ‘t’ – they like coffee.)
How do Canadians say words?
Canadians and Americans may pronounce these words differently
| USA | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Niche | “nitch” | “neesh” |
| Toronto | “toronto” | “tronno” |
| Produce | “praw-duce” | “pro-duce” |
| Caramel | “carml” | “care-a-mell” |
How do Canadians say battery?
In Maritimer English pre-consonantal [ɹ] sounds are sometimes removed. The flapping of intervocalic /t/ and /d/ to alveolar tap [ɾ] between vowels, as well as pronouncing it as a glottal stop [ʔ], is less common in the Maritimes. So, battery is pronounced as [bætɹi] instead of with a glottal stop.
Is Toronto stolen land?
The City of Toronto acknowledges that we are on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
Why is Toronto called Turtle Island?
The name comes from various Indigenous oral histories that tell stories of a turtle that holds the world on its back. For some Indigenous peoples, the turtle is therefore considered an icon of life, and the story of Turtle Island consequently speaks to various spiritual and cultural beliefs.
How do you pronounce Toronto?
Here is the truth: we don’t pronounce Toronto as T-ron-ah. As a native Torontonian (or Mississaugian – I can’t find any reference to what you call a person from Mississauga), I can assure you that most people from the GTA pronounce Toronto, “Tron-TOE” or “Tron-OH” because we are collectively too rushed to pronounce the first “oh.”
Do you pronounce “Tor-Ahn-toe” as toronno in Toronto?
T.O.! The Big Smoke !) nothing bothers my ears more than hearing two hard “T”s. It’s not “tor-ahn-toe,” it’s Toronno. Or Churrano. Or even Trawna. Pronouncing the second “T” in Toronto not only sounds pretentious, it’s a dead giveaway that you don’t actually live in Toronto – which is fine, if you’re a tourist.
Do you say Toronto’s name like an American?
What’s more surprising is that, apparently, most of the other people in Canada say our city’s name like an American does. Most Canadians appear to think that Toronto has multiple hard “T”s. Toronto begs to differ. Photo via The 10 and 3.
Should you always pronounce the first “T” in a name?
You should definitely pronounce the first “t”. Otherwise it really depends how formal the situation and your usual English speaking style is. There are many places where natives pronounce a town/city name different from visitors.